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In 1999 the
American dark progrock band Arise From Thorns released their first full-length
album called "Before An Audience Of Stars" on the Dark Symphonies label. Now
they are back with a new MCD, a new name braver than the previous one (pardon
my terrible sense of humor) but with the same musical brand as before. Things
haven´t really changed that much but since there were never much wrong with
their music I am not disappointed with their new material. They still rely a
lot on the beautiful and serene vocals from Michelle Loose but her bandmates
are doing their job pretty well in order to create the perfect soundscape
needed to let her voice drift towards the skies without any kind of hindrance.
I have a feeling that she could do so much more with her voice than what shows
on this MCD and it´s only on "Lost" where the true capacity of her oral work
reveals itself fully. Just like all other bands on Dark Symphonies (they are
not that many but still...) the music from Brave lets you wander through all
human emotions within 20 minutes and you will stay charmed from the touching
sound until the final track ends. Then you will be left alone in an uplifting
state of contentment that will help you through another day (or night...). The
vocal melodies are a little weaker than on their debut album in my opinion but
still they are among the better bands in their genre of dark progrock. Let us
all hope for an even stronger second full-length album from the brave
ones.
| Tracklist |
1. Spirit |
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2. Dark Waters 3. Lost (In Retrospect) 4. To Search A Soul |
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(Part One Excerpt) |
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